In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ROSELLES
Proper noun
Roselles
plural of Roselle
Anagrams
• loreless, roleless
Noun
roselles
plural of roselle
Anagrams
• loreless, roleless
Source: Wiktionary
ROSELLE
Ro*selle", n. (Bot.)
Definition: a malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) cultivated in the east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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